The steel industry accuses the Department of Housing and Urban Development of bypassing buy America provisions.

The Environmental Protection Agency decided to make only minor changes in air emission standards for metal product manufacturers.

OSHA appears to be considering a reduction of the permissible lead exposure levels, writes Stephen Barlas. The reduction of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to levels are now being considered by the states of California and Washington.

Proposed changes in federal regulations governing welding in pipeline and energy distribution applications could require heavy industrial investment.

OSHA takes steps to reduce lead exposure levels for workers in metal fabricating industries.

As metal fabricators and other manufacturers debate the effectiveness of tariffs, the U.S. International Trade Commission announces its own investigation into the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and the Section 301 tariffs on various Chinese imports.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules that former President Donald Trump had the right to levy the steel imports.

The Federal Highway Administration has issued updated inspection rules for steel highway bridges, and the Department of Energy has proposed new efficiency and fabrication cost standards for water heater and boiler production.

Despite new tariff-rate quota agreements in place, U.S. metal manufacturers are still coping with high steel and aluminum prices.

Metal fabricators used to working on federal highway projects soon will have to meet the standards set forth by the AWS structural welding code.

After hearing from steel and aluminum producers, the Biden administration has reduced the amount of tariff exclusions offered to users of imported metal.

President Joe Biden has talked about boosting buy American provisions for federal projects, and he kept his promise when it came to the new infrastructure bill. Iron and steel for these projects have to be 100% sourced in the U.S.

The White House has eased supply chain troubles by cracking down on steel and aluminum tariffs on European Union countries.